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Toronto

A ripe time for change: temporary farm labour migration and policY opportunities to advance equity

Date and time

2016.03.05, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Details

With a new federal government, signifi opportunities exist to address concerns affecting agricultural workers hired through Canada’s temporary Foreign Worker program. drawing on expertise from scholars, health practitioners and labour advocates, this session explores multi-jurisdictional policies to advance health equity, human rights and food security for migrant farm workers.


a nelY se WeileR, phd student, university of toronto


Janet M c l a u G hlin, assistant professor, health studies, Research associate, international Migration Research centre, Wilfrid laurier university
d onald Wells, professor, school of labour studies and department of political science, McMaster university Michelle t e W, occupational health nurse, occupational health clinics for ontario Workers
s tan RapeR, national coordinator, agricultural Workers alliance
a nelY se WeileR, phd student, university of toronto

Venue

National Metropolis Conference 2016

City

Toronto

Country

Canada

Links

Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Target groups

Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

Quebec and National relevance

Languages

English